The new English tutor: or, modern preceptor. . Consisting of orthography; or, the art of speaking and reading, digested into a practical system, under a few plain and easy observations, which any child must be capable of retaining. ... Also, a practical abstract of English grammar. This work is beautified with elegant cuts, ... The seventh edition: with the author's last corrections. By A. Fisher, ...
Anne Fisher (1719-1778)
Category
Books
Date
1787
Materials
Measurements
165 x 104 x 14 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Cherryburn, Northumberland
NT 3043897
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink. Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: British End Leaves: Sewn single fold of white, laid paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board when closedStructure: BritishEdges: plain-cut, possibly coloured yellow (now brown), polished Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant jonits, no visible liningsEnd Bands:no endbands Bookmark: NoneBoards: 2mm rope fibre board, no back-cornering, slips 1 & 5 of 5 only laced in. Covering: full, brown, tanned, hairsheep. The leather was not tied up on each side of the supports, and they do not show sharply as a result. Tooling Spine: none, with ms title on paper label in panel 2Tooling Sides: blind-tooled roll border frame Furniture: NoneEnclosure: BookshoeBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[2],vi,[1],10-150,[2]p, plate . ill.. . 12mo.. Access category: Select. House inventory Ch/B/109. Worm damage to lower margin, not affecting text. Various bookseller's notes on pastedowns in pencil.. Provenance: Bookplate - Sir Humphrey Edmund de Trafford, Bart.. Binding: Blind tooled sheep. Both boards detached. Bookshoe.
Makers and roles
Anne Fisher (1719-1778) Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)